Which to use
“pinturas” and “posturas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,216
- “pinturas” frequency rank
- #9,177
- “posturas” frequency rank
- 15393
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pinturas | posturas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de pintura. | Forma del plural de postura. |
Where the eye mixes pinturas and posturas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses pinturas with posturas
A purely visual mix-up. pinturas ([pĩn̪ˈt̪uɾas]) and posturas ([posˈt̪uɾas]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15393, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pinturas is recorded at frequency rank #6,216, classified as anoun, pronounced [pĩn̪ˈt̪uɾas]. posturas is at rank #9,177, tagged as anoun, pronounced [posˈt̪uɾas].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 15393, this pair ranks #280,348 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of pinturas vs posturas
Shared letters: aprstu. Private to "pinturas": in. Private to "posturas": o.
"pinturas" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "posturas" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pinturas" and "posturas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "pinturas" or "posturas" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "pinturas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "posturas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #280,348 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pinturas" and "posturas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "postas vs posturas". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #280,348 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.